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A medieval mystery from the author of the Hawkenlye series: the gripping first Aelf Fen novel

It is 1087 and William Rufus has just ascended the throne; England lies under a harsh new militaristic regime. Rebellion is in the air and, in the shadows, secrets are muttered that men will kill for. On her sisters wedding day, Lassair meets an attractive and enigmatic stranger who brings a breath of the glamorous and fascinating outside world to her backwater Fenland village.

Young and confident, when Lassair is asked to use her unique talents to help locate a mysterious treasure she accepts with barely a hesitation despite the grave consequences should the mission be discovered. But after a night-time march across East Anglia, Lassair begins to understand the danger she is in. For this is no ordinary treasure hunt; the object of the perilous search is five hundred years old and has a terrifying power of its own . . .

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Second in the brand-new Harry Tate thriller series

In western Baghdad, a suicide bomber blows up a fortified house, killing everyone inside. In Norfolk, England, a runaway Libyan banker is assassinated. Different events, half a world apart, but closely linked. Former M15 agent Harry Tate has been hired by a government fixer to find two runaways, but then both are assassinated. Despite his misgivings, he is persuaded into a third assignment, but when he tracks down the supposed Israeli professor, things start to go very wrong . . .

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The seventh Jim Rook novel from the master of supernatural horror.

Remedial English teacher and psychic Jim Rook has been feeling out of sorts all summer, and on the first day of the Fall semester he runs over and kills his pet cat, Tiddles. But halfway through his first class, enigmatic new Korean student Kim Dong Wook arrives with a gift: a basket containing Tiddles, alive once more.

The Korean spirit Kwisin, Jim is told, is saying thank you in advance. But what for? Jim cant help but feel deeply uneasy.

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Thirteen Torland Place is a house with a disturbing past
. When a student living there is found murdered, DI Joe Plantagenet wonders whether her death has anything to do with its grim history. Then other, similar deaths come to light and he fears that a ruthless serial killer is at work.

Could the deaths be connected to Obediah Shrowton, an executed murderer whose presence still seems to linger in the house? Or is there a yet more sinister and dangerous explanation?

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The new Detective Sam Becket novel

In Miami Beach, all hell is breaking loose. First, a swimmer makes a gruesome discovery, and then the city is rocked by an explosion.

Detective Sam Becket has a vicious killer to find, and his only lead is a local who's seen a frightening stranger: a young man, silver from head to toe, shimmering in the night. But nothing can prepare Sam for what the killer has in store. . .

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Part social satire, part police procedural, Bill James returns with the stunning prequel to Tip Top

In the drug-ridden Whitsun and Temperate housing estates a connection, once made, is only ever one thing: trouble. Trouble for the journalist whose investigation into the estates leads to his murder; trouble for policewoman Esther Davidson, whose job it is to arrest the killer; and trouble for TV producer Larry Edgehill, who becomes more involved with a Romeo and Juliet-esque cross-estate romance than he ever would have wanted.

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The brand-new Patrick Gillard and Ingrid Langley mystery - Ingrid Langley isnt pleased when her husband and working partner, Patrick Gillard, late of MI5 and now with the Serious Organized Crime Agency, is sent on assignment days after the birth of their new son. A local crime provides a welcome distraction, but before long Ingrid has a bigger problem to deal with Pangborne is murdered, and all clues point to Patrick as the killer . . .

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Murder, intrigue and marriage in the Welsh Marches of old . . .

When Sir Geoffrey's unpopular brother, Henry, is murdered, he unwillingly inherits Goodrich Castle in the Welsh Marches. Immediately, his sister pushes him towards a marriage that will provide an heir and stability for the family.

But when Geoffrey survives attempts on his own life, he wonders whether they are linked to Henry's death, to his potential brides, or even to the rumoured murder of the Duchess of Normandy, as a Welsh revolt against the English looms.

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PI Deets Shanahan takes on the search of his lifetime

When seventy-one-year-old private investigator Deets Shanahan learns from a snippet of news on the Internet that his brother - who disappeared when they were kids - could be somewhere in Thailand, he immediately sets out, accompanied by his lover, Maureen, to find his errant sibling.

But it turns out that this is much more than finding a missing person who wants to stay missing, and treasure, deceit and murder soon interrupt their search on the streets of Bangkok and on the beaches of Phuket . . .

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The thirteenth book in the ever-popular Hawkenlye medieval mystery series

Autumn, 1210. A year ago, King John was excommunicated - and now his men have come to Hawkenlye Abbey to take it over. Abbess Caliste, Helewise's successor, worries how she is to feed the nuns under her care, let alone conduct her usual good works. Meanwhile, Helewise has moved into Hawkenlye Manor with Josse, and their lives are full of family and warmth. But after a visit to St Edmund's Chapel, Helewise's eleven-year-old granddaughter, Rosamund, goes missing - and soon all that they hold dear is threatened . .

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"Cemetery Road is a power novel. Beginning to end, it never loses its grip . . . The book is a wonderful achievement" Michael Connelly

When Errol Handy White returns to his native Los Angeles to attend the funeral of his old friend R.J. Burrow, who has been brutally murdered, a terrible secret threatens to reveal itself.

Twenty-six years earlier, Handy, R.J. and ONeal Holden were three young thieves who pulled a heist that went horrible awry, and Handys been waiting for it to come back and haunt them ever since. Both the police and Holden, now a slick politician, believe R.J.s death was the result of a bungled drugs deal, but Handy and R.J.s widow cant buy it.

Was R.J.s killing totally unrelated to the tragedy lurking in the trios past? Or is something more sinister afoot? Handy wont go back home until he has the answer even if it means putting himself next in line for a bullet.

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The tenth Milt Kovak mystery from this best-selling author . . .

Strange things are happening in Prophesy County. First, Deputy Dalton Pettigrew disappears on a mysterious date in Tulsa. His sister goes to rescue him, only to disappear herself. She'd left her middle child, Eli, in the care of Jean, the sheriff's wife, but now he's missing too.

Who is the mysterious Dr. Emil Hawthorne, and why is he out to get Jean? Can Milt Kovak find Eli before it's too late?

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Benjamin January must investigate the death of one of his closest friends

New Orleans, 1836. When free black musician and surgeon Benjamin January attends the funeral of a friend, an accident tips the dead man out of his coffin - only to reveal an unexpected inhabitant. Just one person recognises the corpse of the white man: Hannibal Sefton, fiddle-player and one of January's closest friends. But he seems unwilling to talk about his connection to the dead man . . .

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Bea Abbot runs a domestic agency that doesn't 'do' murder.

There's nothing sinister about Zander's request for Bea to accompany him on an errand to a grieving widow, but it's awkward because it was Zander who'd exposed the scam that his boss Denzil had been running on the Tudor Housing Trust...after which Denzil had, unexpectedly, died. His widow, 'Lady' Honoria, turns out to be a bullying racist who wants to sue the Trust for defamation of character, while the paperwork that could have proved her husband's guilt has gone missing.

Oliver, Bea's computer geek of an assistant, is delighted to delve into the mysteries left on Denzil's computer, while Bea is cajoled into silence by elderly Lord Murchison, whose family has run the charity for ever...and who faces ruin if the truth comes out. Zander and Oliver find themselves suspected of murder, while Bea thinks up a novel way to rescue her son's failing marriage. As the plot thickens, it emerges that although the first death may have appeared natural, those which follow definitely do not.

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The new Hannah Ives mystery

Hannah's in paradise, enjoying Bahamian island life. When controversy arises over the construction of a luxury resort that could devastate the coral reef, Hannah dives in.

Acts of vandalism, a deadly wildfire, a missing scientist Hannah suspects a connection, but her investigation stalls when Hurricane Luis slams into the island. Before the skies clear, a dynasty is threatened by a venomous sibling rivalry, environmentalists face-off against progressive island fathers, and death pays a call . . .

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Meet Rona Parish, a talented biographer who has a skill for writing about the past and encountering danger along the way, and her adorable golden retriever, Gus.

When Rona is asked to write a biography on the missing enigmatic artist, Elspeth Wilding, she finds there are as many unanswered questions as unfinished portraits.

Rona Parish needs a break from journalism every article she has written for Chiltern Life magazine has uncovered murder and mayhem! Luckily her editor has the perfect subject for her to write a new biography on: the life and disappearance of renowned artist Elspeth Wilding.

Famous artist Elspeth Wilding mysteriously disappeared eighteen months ago, and nobody has seen her since . . .

Considered one of the most important artists of the twenty-first century, many people have speculated about Elspeths whereabouts, including her family. Is Elspeth missing, or does she not want to be found? Could her disappearance be linked to the tragic suicide of her closest friend, or has something more sinister happened to her?

Rona Parish is determined to uncover the truth. No matter what.

Can Rona solve the mystery of the elusive artist, or is she heading for own brush with danger?

A page-turning cosy mystery set in the fictional English market town of Marsborough in the stunning Chiltern Hills.

Fans of M.C. Beaton, Richard Osman, Reverend Richard Coles, G.M. Malliet, Margery Allingham, Betty Rowlands and Faith Martin will love this series.

READERS ADORE RONA PARISH:

Anthea Fraser At Her Best
Beautifully written . . . I had forgotten how much I missed and enjoyed this series
This is an enjoyable and entertaining series
An interesting mystery with a strong cast of characters, all well drawn. I didnt want the book to finish even when matters were resolved I wanted to carry on reading about their lives
Good plot and interesting characters Amazon reviewer
Another solid entry in an entertaining series from a genre veteran Booklist

The Rona Parish mysteries
1. Brought to Book
2. Jigsaw
3. Person or Persons Unknown
4. A Family Concern
5. Rogue in Porcelain
6. Next Door to Murder
7. Unfinished Portrait
8. A Question of Identity
9. Justice Postponed
10. Retribution

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Ancient Roman freedman and pavement maker Libertus investigates the death of the pie-maker and the disappearance of his slave amid 'green man' sightings

Libertus has an important order to fulfil for Quintus Severus who has commissioned a magnificent new mosaic. But when Lucius, the pie-maker, is found dead in Libertus workshop, and Libertus faithful slave Minimus is missing, he is once again dragged into a criminal underworld.

Even more mysterious is the sighting of a green man lurking outside his workshop around the time the murder took place.

Can Libertus find Minimus, clear him of the murder of Lucius, and discover who really killed the pie-seller, and why?

The omens arent looking good...

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The second book in the new Paladino and Lang mystery series from the author of the Deets Shanahan mysteries

Sweet William, a professional companion to the wealthy, needs help. A famous, but not beloved, novelist is found dead, and William is the prime suspect. His only recourse is for the real murderer to be found.

Working from an impressive list of suspects, all whose secrets were to be revealed in the victim's unpublished tell-all memoir, Carly Paladino and Noah Lang stir up serious trouble on their hunt for the missing manuscript - and the murderer.

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'An outstanding series' NEW YORK TIMES

Detective Inspector Bill Slider and his team investigate the murder of a secretive young woman in the twelfth entry in Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' critically acclaimed crime series.

Zellah Wilding straight-A student, prefect, future Head Girl lies dead near the famous Wormwood Scrubs prison in London.

What was this good girl from a strict Christian family doing out there, dressed to kill, when she was supposed to be at a sleep-over with school friends? And who would want to kill her?

Could it be Zellah's secret boyfriend? Or, could the nearby fairground or the proximity to the local prison have something to do with it?

The mysteries only seem to proliferate as the investigation progresses, and the more Bill Slider knows, the less he understands about this very secretive girl . . .

Written with Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' signature sharp plotting and dry wit, this hard-hitting character-driven mystery is a must-read police procedural for fans of Mick Herron, Ann Cleeves and Peter Robinson.

Praise for the Bill Slider series:

Slider and his creator are real discoveries
Daily Mail

Sharp, witty and well-plotted
Times

Harrod-Eagles and her detective hero form a class act. The style is fast, funny and furious - the plotting crisply devious
Irish Times

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A man impaled on the South Downs. Another skinned alive. A skeleton found beneath the West Pier, its feet encased in concrete. Brighton has been invaded. But this is no mere power struggle between rival mobsters; the motives for the killings stretch back through the decades, to an explosive forty-year-old secret Brighton's crime king John Hathaway would rather forget. But someone else remembers - and that someone has decided that revenge is a dish best served cold . . .